Sigesbeckia orientalis Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 900. 1753.

"Habitat in China, Media ad pagos." RCN: 6516.

Lectotype (Stearn, Introd. Linnaeus’ Sp. Pl. (Ray Soc. ed.): 47. 1957): [icon] “Sigesbeckia” in Linnaeus, Hort. Cliff.: 412, t. 23. 1738.

Generitype of Sigesbeckia Linnaeus (vide Steudel, Nom. 1: 777. 1821).

Current name: Sigesbeckia orientalis L. ( Asteraceae).

Note: McVaugh & Anderson (in Contr. Univ. Mich. Herb. 9: 488. 1972) indicated 1018.1 LINN as type, but this choice is pre-dated by that of Stearn.